Ted Strong vs. Bill Virdon — Career Comparison

Ted Strong
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Bill Virdon
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveRookie of the Year

On the career numbers, Ted Strong posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Virdon. Ted Strong posted stronger numbers in OPS (.920 vs .700) and on-base percentage (.425 vs .321). By the career numbers, Ted Strong had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ted Strong and Bill Virdon

Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
149.2
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1583
145.63
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1130
600
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6522
600
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
947
502.83
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5980
550.14
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.939
0.939
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
161.42
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
146.83
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
110.97
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
109.2
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
27.61
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
21.8
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.5
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
7.45
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
8.37
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
50.44
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
37.63
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218.57
116.05
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716.25
65.89
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
249.03
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2268
208.65
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
252.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2046
188.22
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
109.38
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
67.62
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
106.19
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
46.18
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
201.24
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
105.43
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222.88
118.34
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770.46
70.88
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.74
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.74
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
78.58
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
40.66
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.53
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.77
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.59
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
647
59.52
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376.67
376.67
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.33
49.33
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.25
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.88
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.59
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.59
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.73
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.93
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.32
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.06
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.97
Ted Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.99
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
9.29
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.75
93.75
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
46.53

Fielding Stats for Ted Strong and Bill Virdon

Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.06
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.08
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
1.01
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6796
27
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39293
27
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2265.1
9
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13097.2
9
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
2.45
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3777
2.6
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.11
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.07
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.05
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
3.74
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
2.71
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
3.56
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3877
2.66
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Bill Virdon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.189
3.189
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Ted Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.01
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Virdon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0